Hen&#39;s nest.



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SIDA M. HIXSON, OF FAIRFAX, MISSOURI.

` 'HENS NEST.

assess.

Specification of Letters Eatent.

'iateiiaia api. 5, ieie Application med February li, 1909. semi No. 475,426.

To alt whom t mayvconceru:

Be it known that l, SiNnA M. HixsoN,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Fairfax, in the county otl Atchison, State ot Missouri, have invented certain new and use fnl Iinprovenients in llens Nests; and l. do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which i't appertaius vto niake. and use the saine.

This invention relates to hens nests, and has for one of its objects to improve the construction and increase the etlicieiicy and utility of devices oi this character.

Another object. ot the invention is to provide a hensl nest. constructed alinost entirely of inetal, and with the parts detachable or selviarable to taeilitate cleansing` and the renewal oi the. bedding.

'itli these. and otliei' objet-.isili view the invention consists in certain novel tentures ot construction as liereai'tei. shown and described and then speeitieally pointed out in the clainis, and iii the di'awii'igs illustrative of thc preferred einbodinieiit ot'the invention, Figure l. is a front elevation of the iinproved device. Fig. 2 is a plan view oi the saine. lt`ig. 3 is a section on the line Pis-f3 oli Fig. 2. Fig. t is z section on the. linel fe-i of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a section on the line of Fig. 1. v

Much annoyance is experienced in cari-ng for setting liens to prevent the gathering upon the hens and nest. niaterial ot' insects, and the iinproved device herein shown is designed to enable the nests tobe readily cleansed and the bedding to be renewed and the iiuproved device. comprises a. supporting structure toriiied ot corner posts 10,' preferably ot wood, and ot any suitable size. lhe posts niay be ot any required length, but will generally be ot sutfieient length to siippoi't the nests a suitable distance abovel the ground to protect. the hens troni certain kinds ot insects, and also at a convenient height to enable the nests to be cleanetlwith the least. fatigue o' annoyance, and to correspondingly decrease the labor ie quired to care for thein.l The posts inay be arranged at any required distances apart,

biitwill generally be spaced about 1S inehes troni front to rear and at any required distance lengthwise oi the traine aeeording to the nuinber of pockets orl receptacles which it is desired to employ in connection with l l i l l l l l l i i l l l each frame. Any required number ot the pockets or nests n'iay be employed iii eon'- nection with each traine, but -tor the purpose oi illustration three ot the pockets are shown. G but it will. be uiiderstood that it. is not. def sil'ed to linut the invention to any specitie' nuiuber ot the pockets. rllie posts l() are connectedat their upper ends by siiaced side rods itu-'12 and by end rods t3 --l/lfe while siinilar side rods Yttt and end rods i lim-t8 are arranged to connect the postsfat intermediate points, the lower rods 1541,01? l7-18 being)I spaced below the upper rods Uni2-413% ft as shown, tlie distaiicesylie.- 7() tween the upper and lower rods detining tli`e` nest inclosnres, as hereafter explained.l A Connecting the rods il 'l2 at spaced viuteivals are transverse rods lil, and likewise connecting the lower side rods 'l5-#ttt are 75 transverse rods Qtl, while vert ical rods 2t 2 are arranged respectively between the side.` rods ll il?) and 1*). Vlt. 'lhe rods lt) ftl l 2l# 22 thus deline the divisions between the several nest eoiiipartnieuts as shown, audit St) is obvious that by increasing the lengths the side rods and the nuinber ot the seri s ot transverse rods, any required iiinuberet the: coinpaitn'ients niay be arranged. Bearing upon the lower side rods l-16H5 and likewise upon the end rods 17t8 and transverse rods 20 are plates 23, preferablyof sheet metal, and each plate is provided with a relatively large central aperture 9A. 'ilie margins of the plates aie 'torined with 19e spaced recesses or eut out portions Q5, and the material of the plate between the re.- cesses rolled around the adjacent rods, as represented at. QG, whereby the plates are se'- cured to the rods. Bearing upon the. upper side rods 11- 2, the end rods 113-414-, and the intermediate transverse rods 1S), are sinis ilar plates 27, preferably ot' sheet inet'al, and likewise provided with spaced recesses QS with the intervening inaterial of the plate rolled around the adjacent rods, as repre sented att 2t). By this ineans the plates are connected to the. various rods. '.lhe upper plates 27 are each provided with a central opening 30, the openingr. 3() being somewhat 105 larger than the openings 24- in the. lower plates, the object to be hereafter explained. The panels produced by the various rods are preferably lilled with sheets of woven wire or like material. represented at 231, so that each eoiupartnient is provided with open separatingl elements which pe-niit the free circulation of air, While at the saine nests.

The receptacles orl nests are formed of basket: like structures represented at 32, the nests being formed of vopen Wire Werl: and each nest 'is provided with an intermediate annular enlargement 33 to support the nests Within the openings 24, With the upper edges 34 of the nests spaced above the plates 23. -The nests will preferably be lined with suitable fabric 35, the fabric being supported upon the elevated rims Se, and straw or other bedding placed Within the nests and resting upon the fabric linings. As above stated the apertures 30 are larger than the apertures 24, so that the nests 32 may be readily removed through the upper openings, when required for cleansing' or for the renewal of the bedding. Each of the upper apertures 30 is provided with a movable closure 36, preferably hinged at 37 to the plates 27 and also preferably formed of open Wire Work as shown, to provide the necessaryT ventilation. By this means the setting hen is protected not only from intr-using, but also protected from insects and vernrin, as the nests may be frequently cleansed and fumigated and kept in a healthy condition. ilie recesses of the plates 2?27 are arranged opposite the material between the recesses of t-he adjacent plates, so that tlie rolled portions of one plate engage the transverse dividine rods l9-20 between the recesses of the adjacent plate, as shown in Fig. 5.

fTln., divisions between the various compartments may be formed, if preferred, with cloth or other fabric instead of Wire cloth under some circumstances.

The improved device is simple in constructiom-.can be inexpensively manufactured, and of durable material.

The improved device may be placed upon the ground or Within any suitable building or inclosure, or may be supported from a suitable structure, such as the Yjvall of a building, supporting ,posts or the like. i

, That is claimed, is

l. Adevice of the class described formed of verticalcorner posts, side rodsand end rods extending betiveenlsaid posts, transverse rods spaced apart andconne'cted to said side rods, a plurality of plates each ese,

formed With a central opening .and ivith al-" 4 ternating recesses and projections along their edges with the projections of one plate fitting' into the recesses of the adjoining -2. A device of the class described coniprising corner posts, n1ain side rods connecting said posts, a plurality of transverse' rods connecting said side rods at spaced intervals, a plurality of plates each having'a central aperture and with their niarins rolled around said `rods, and receptacles de# tachably supported in said apertures. i

A device of the class described cornprising a supporting structure including spaced upper add -lower sides and spaced transverse rods vuniting said side rods at spaced intervals, a plurality of lower platescarried by said loiver side rods, each having an opening and with the edges of the plates folded around .the rods, a receptacle detachably supported in each plate aperture, a plurality of upper plates for said upper side rods each having an openingand with the edges of the plates folded around the rods, the apertures of the upper plate being Vlarger than the apertures of the lower plate,

to permit the receptacle to be removed there through, and a'niovable. closure for each of the apertures of the upper plate.

Il. A device of the class described formed of vertical corner posts, side rods and end rods extending between said' posts, transverse rods spaced apart and connected to said side rods, a plurality of plates each formed with a central opening and With alternating recesses and projections along their edges with the project-ions of one plate fittinginto the recesses of the adjoining plate and folded around the rods, a nest device lWithinthe'aperture of each plate, and mcans'for detachably supporting said nest devices upon said plates.

5. A device of the class described formed of vertical corner posts, side rods and end rods extending between said posts, a plate having a central opening and formed With alternating recesses and projections alon its edges with the projections foldedaroun the 'rods, a nest device Within the aperture of the plate, and a lateral projection upon oa ch nest device and bearing upon the plates.

ln testimony whereof, I affix my signature, in presence of tivo Witnesses.

SlNlA M. HIXSN.

ylilitnesses: f

l IJ. EAR,

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